Columbus Dispatch 4 weeks ago

Car Talk: Sorry, kid: A slow, embarrassing clunker is perfect for new drivers

Dear Tom and Ray: About a year and a half ago, my dad bought a white '92 Volvo station wagon off craigslist for $500. I'm turning 16 next spring, and he expects it to be my car. He thinks it's fantastic because it was so cheap. Full Article at Columbus Dispatch

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  2. SANDHAMN, SWEDEN - JUNE 15: Torben Grael, skipper of overall winner Ericsson 4, is interviewed by the media at the finish of Leg 9 (from Marstrand to Stockholm) of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, at Sandhamn on June 15, 2009 near Stockholm, Sweden.
  3. GALWAY, IRELAND - MAY 30: In this handout image provided by Ericsson Racing Team, Rigger Lester Walker checks the rig on Ericsson 4 after the Volvo Ocean Race In-port race on May 30, 2009 in Galway, Ireland. Ericsson 3 took 4th place and Ericsson 4 came 5th.
  4. GALWAY, IRELAND - MAY 24: In this handout image provided by Ericsson Racing Team, Ericsson 4 Skipper Torben Grael of Brazil celebrates with team mates after winning leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race on May 24, 2009 in Galway, Ireland.
  5. Francois-Henri Pinault (R), Puma CEO, and his wife actress Selma Hayek, say goodbye to the Puma boat before the start the seventh leg of the Volvo Ocean race May 16, 2009 in Boston. The boats started their 2,550 nautical mile race to Galway, Ireland.
  6. BOSTON - APRIL 26: In this handout image provided by Ericsson Racing Team, the Ericsson 4 team celebrates winning the 6th leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on April 26, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  7. Ericsson 4 skipper Torben Grael (R) of Brazil and his crew sail toward the finish line of the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean race on April 26, 2009 in Boston. Ericsson 4 is the overall race leader.
  8. RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL - APRIL 11: In this handout image provided by Ericsson Racing Team, Ericsson 3 and 4 start the 6th leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on April 11, 2009 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
  9. KOCHI (COCHIN), INDIA - DECEMBER 13: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout image provided by Volvo Ocean Race, Green Dragon and crew at the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 from Kochi (Cochin) to Singapore on December 13, 2008 in Kochi (Cochin), India.

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